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BRO Begins Construction Of World's Highest Motorable Road At 19,400 Feet, Surpassing Umling-La Pass
The highest motorable road in the world, currently, at over 19,300 ft at Umlingla Pass in Eastern Ladakh.
In a bid to enhance connectivity in border areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has begun the construction of the world's highest motorable road.
"On the occasion of 77th Independence Day BRO starts construction on yet another strategic road, Road Likaru-Mig La-Fukche. This road will pass through an altitude of 19400 feet and will be the world's highest motorable road surpassing the Umling La Pass," stated a post shared by BRO on X (formerly Twitter).
The 52-km-long Chisumle-Demchok road, at its highest point, Umling-la top, surpasses the altitude of the Everest base camp in Nepal.
This will also offer an alternative land connectivity route to the Fukche advanced landing ground, located just 2.5 km from the LAC.
